“Certain games, when the ball has gone out for a corner, the referee is already looking at me like, ‘Rob, I am watching you’,” he said. “It almost feels like reputation before actual action.”

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Robert Huth was furious after being penalised in Leicester's draw with Tottenham

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Vincent Janssen was accused of diving in Tottenham's draw with Leicester

Huth, who is known for his physical presence in the penalty area, was penalised when he was ruled to have pulled down Janssen.

“The first three or four weeks of the season were ridiculous – penalties were given just for making contact with someone,” he said. “If it’s a long goal-kick you wrestle for the ball or position, for some reason when it’s a set-piece it’s a different rule and the referees get it wrong a lot of the time.”

Asked whether he felt hard done by, Huth said: “Against Spurs I felt very hard done by. It seems we are trying to get toughness out of the game but nothing gets done about the softness.

“In my eyes it was a dive but the referee gave the penalty. I have been guilty of holding and pulling, but there needs to be a bit of margin for both ways.”

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